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THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CLINTON, S. C.
niursdoy, Jonuory 23, 1941
CHURCtl-SROUP MET
HERE TUESDAY
A statewide stewardship meeting
was held in the First Presbyterian
church Tuesday evening as one of a
number of similar missions being
held throughout the Presbyterian
synod of the state. Representatives
from practically all churches in this
area, both ministers and elders, were
present.
Roosevelt Begins
First Third Term
Crowd of 100,000 Heors
President Take Oath
of Office.
SPORTS CHAHERBOX
TENCH OWENS
Views the Athletic Front
Sheriff Wier Urges
Code Reform
■ The athletic lull during exami
I nations in the local schools and the!
Washington, Jan. 20. — Franklin' college leaves little material for dis-I
Would Have Age Limit
At Reform School Raised
and Probation System
Created.
Hr ' D. Roosevelt, solemnly taking his cussion in this column. But there are I
Speakers for the occasion were ur. .r o ..o., -,.*^4:...,
Sheriff Caldwell W.* Wier has ad-
Charlotte.
ThnVn.r K Youne T third presidential oath beneath the * always a few things one can mention
Thoma.s K ^oung of s,. sui^flecked dome, proclaim-' about sports in Clinton. So here goes dressed a letter to the Laurens coun-
nr HnntJr ^ to defense-minded Americans; with some odds and ends: jty delegation in the general assem-
I Monday that “our strong purpose isj Chatterboxing j bly recommending a raise in the age
^to orotect and oeroetuate the intec- Presbyterian’s next basketball on youths sent to the state re-
rity of democraJ^’-^ game will be played here against, formatory and the creation of a pro-
Before a shivering crowd estimated |January 31 Wottord's; batton system in CaroUna, his
by Capitoi police at over iptl.ooo.l''ffran numtet was slat^ to be one letter being as follows:
the president stood bareheaded be- “'."'e be? Ihe state this year, but To the Laurens CouiRy Delegation in
side Chief Justice Charles Evans “”5 weeks Iots to the Qpllege of, the General Assembly.
Hughes, placed his hand on a worn I Cbarleston Maroons^ lowe^ their, Laurens, S. C.
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
January 27 and 28
Tin Pon Alley'
old Dutch family Bible'and promised
stock by several points. The Ma-1 Gentlemen:
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Biographical Sketches of Roosevelt and Wallace
Washington, Jan. 19.—^A thumbnail
biography of President Roosevelt:
Youth: Son of James and Sara
Delano Roosevelt; bom at Hyde Park,
N. Y., January 30, 1882; educated at
Groton and Harvard; married Anna In 1929
Eleanor Roosevelt, a sixth cousin, on
March 17, 1905, with President The-
dore Roosevelt giving the bride away;
two years later began law practice in
New York city.
Legislative service: Elected to New
Public career: Began taking aeiivn
part in agricultural demands for
“farm relief” when post World wgJr
depression sent prices to low levels;
although then a Republican, he cam-
York state senate in 1910 from nor
mally Republican. home district; led
independents’ fight against election
of William F. Sheehan, Tammany
candidate, to United States senate;
reelected in 1912.
World war service
paigned for Alfred E. Smith In 1928
hnd, Franklin O. Roosevelt 4n 1932;
was named secretary of a^culiure
by President Roosevelt in 1933, and
held the office until he resigned last
September; in cabinet he helped
With ALICE FAY, BETTY GRA-
to “preserve, protect and defend the had not won a game for three. As the sheriff of Laurens county
constitution ’’ intercollegiate compe- from my experience in law enforce-
tition until the Wofford victory . . .|ment for the past four years I am
draft history-making crop control
. • Appointed as-1 legislation. Farm-aid programs he
sistant secreta^ of the navy in 1913 j inaugurated stirred much controver-
by Wodorow WIison, in whose nomi-1 gy; ^^as President Roosevelt’s person-
nation he had assisted; made naval jai choice for Democratic candidate
inspection tnp to Eurpoe in 1918 and {for vice-president in 1940; nominated
STON
A mighty cheer went up from the ^ since defeating The Citadel, the Blue taking the liberty of recommending
suffered losses at the to you a study of the penal code in
^ University of South. reference to punishment of those con-
The musical or our exciting umes; white^pillared^oavilio^n and Mercer j victed of the violation of the law.
. . . Stirl ing with the romance, and l Both were fast, close games, I believe it would be to the inter-
laughter, memories and melodies, of' j effect a sermon on the glories
the street that gives the world its ^ ^ Westmoreland, ace Caro-1 for juvenile offenders for commit-,
greatest songs' oi^^mocracy. , , j ... . l>na forward, is studying voice and ment to the State Reformatories be I . .
Selected Shorts News Democrae> i* not dying, he hopes to sing in grand opera some increased to 19 or even 21 years My Governorship. Agr^ to runi
^r^ M Sh^-MONDAY. 1 "ii”"..'' .‘'f: <I=J- » ''"O'- • • • "e is also .lesflbrience has b«mthM wh™^u“-i!?.!!f"fJ J”*‘.1‘i
met many foreign leaders.
Two setbacks: Nominated for vice-
president in 1920 on Democratic tick
et with James M. Cox, but defeated
4 in heated
elected.
convention fight, and
by Harding -Coolidge ticket; suffered; Of
attack of infantile paralysis in 1921;
^ Cold Symptontf
three years later began interest in
developing Wartn Springs, Ga., as
health resort.
»for
re-
10c and 28c
I , -a • j “ 4«=isus . . . Asc sa asov.«-cApcricnce nas oeen xnai wnen youth-! l, ai# , i:, r. -.L .1
, cause ,we have seen it revive and verv good basketball nlaver. hut^fni nffonHarc ar^ ,*44.^4 4.. Alfred E. Smith, whom he
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY,
January 29 and 30
'HullabaW
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very good basketball player, but' ful offenders are committed to the i k a
4 a K I against P. he was held to ninetchaingang or prisons that they are I ® placed before ^mocratic
We know it can not die because i points, less than he had made against thrown with a criminal element' * presidential candi-
iit is built on the unhampered initia- g^y other opponent if we are not , which is not conducive to their re-i cji^e'race; reelected
live of individual men and women mistaken . . . Dick Meisky, captain of form. To my mind many a boy and|'"^^°
joined together m a common enter-, the Blue Hose crew, is still a pass-; girl could be saved to the state as' ,Bresidency; Defeated President
prise an enterprise undertaken and j^g wizard, but he has that knee he useful citizens if given an onnortu- hoover in 1932; took office in bank
rnrrif*ri through hv thp frpp pxnres- i a t Au-.n 4,^ * u I -a a - . . crisis, and nnshpd thrniiirh pmjirtfpn.
Starring FRANK MORGAN. VIR-| carried through by the free expres- hp^t in football to think about. Coach'nity to refoim under state sunervis
imia r-Rirv dAN DAILEY, JR..ision of a free majority. . . . = . w: ■ ^ supervis
GINIA GREY. DAN UAlUEY JK..' sion or a iree majority Lonnie Mac is not letting him over-, ion. I have seen them come frbm the
BILLIE BURKE. AN# MORRISS, “We know it because democracy work it at the first of the season ...! chaingangs and prisons and almost
and REGINALD O^VEN. i alone has constructed an unlimited Lloyd Evans, junior guard, also had immediately being charged with
Feature begins 2:00, 4:37, 7:14, 9:45.icivilization capable of infinite pro- g bum knee, but it seems to be in,some new offense against society.
^Tather Is A Prince“ improvement of humansjjape again if Lloyd’s playing]This should not be. They should be
ATVTT* 'XTT'rr'viiTT T tsiaya: t *u4* at I* 4 1 u* any indication ... ■ given a chance. Even if a few only
RRVA^NT^'rnHN^^iTTFf^GEORGE Greenville soon will have fighting. reform their reformation would be
EITEL, GEORGE oath as the country s first third term pygry night, for a few days at least, worth the expense
FJtnr. t fi i2 8 49 | f f‘dent sat attentively while perfectly legitimate Golden Gloves! I would also like to see a probation
-wiNNFR<f OF ^THF WF^'T" ! ® ' tournament of course but still fight- system put into effect in this state.
Q -juddy face, swore m Henry A. Wal-, j^g. And right in the middle of it The firS^t offender in minor cases
^^Q ?n a^’m <;hnu; WFONFSDAY ' ^ successor in the ^iii 11 Presbyterian college box- should be given a chance. I under-
9.30 A. M. Show-WEDNESDAY. ^vice-presidency. Jgrs . . . E. W. Davenport. Presbyte-j stand this system has been tried inL , ,
10c and 15c The chief executive counselled at rian college student who fought for, practically every state of the Union ^ third term
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, I ' ® professional circles, has except ours, and possibly one or two
, I peril of inaction and inter- ^ trained the sauad and plans to en-
January 31—February 1 |polated before this phrase the words,ter them in the Greenville touma-
''Go West" isolation.”Inig^L which begins January 30 and.
With THE MARX BROTHERS,! !®nds February 3. Davenport, who,
666 Liquid or 666 Tablets with M€
Salve or 666 Nose Drops genen^
relieves eold symptoms the first day.
Adv.
RUBBER STAMPS
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CHRONICLE PUBUSHING CO.
crisis, and pushed through emergen
cy monetary bills; sponsored NRA,'
AAA, CCC, Wagner act, emergency
relief program, social security pro
gram, and prohibition repeal; re
elected in 1936, carrying forty-six
states; sought “new blood” in su-,
preme court a^d made five appoint- i
mentS to tribunal after failing to win |
legislation reorganizing it; appealed)
to European leaders for peace in
f938-39; called for broad defense
program after war broke out; re
elected president in 1940 as first man
JOHN CARROLL DIANA LEWIS of America,” saying:, j^ade quite a reputation for himself
JOHN LAKKOLL DIANA sacred fire—if we .r*. . . r
Buck Grouchb! Buck Harpo! Buckij^^ ^ smothered with doubt and
others. I also understand it is in force
under the laws of the nation, and
that it works well. A probation of
ficer should be provided in every ju
dicial circuit to work in conjunction
If we lose that sacred fire—if we gs a fighter in about the 125-pound [ with the sheriffs and magistrates of
Chico! Making the West wilder than " theiTwe'shan reierr'thX’des“ promising great things the various counties. It is a weU
ever ... in a rootin’, tootin’, shootin’ I ^ l i predicting a'known fact that the harshness of the
girl-swell musical tkat’s a for them . . . Those, law does not tend to reform the erkn-
of Marxian mirth and madness! | r triumphantly to estab- entering the tournament are: J. D. inal, nor does it effectually prevent
Here theyTre again^ tJe the spirt, guUivan. Billy Dent. Jack Dent. Bill [crime. Many convicted persons are
DIONNE QUINTUPLETS . . . | fnation dws, and will, Dean, Marion Revell, Chick Easley,| pardoned or paroled through the gov-
furnish the highest justification for; Harry Mitchell, Frank Sutton, Con- i emor’s office and the probation sys-
o\'g»rv car»rifif'<> that \i/P mav malrA in i ai i-_ tj t-s j rw .1. .. - . .
them “Growing Up.”
News.
Saturday’s feature Jiegins
4.58, 7:07, 9:16.
10c and 28c
; every sacrifice that we may make in jgy Alexander, Jim Page, and Tom'tern would relieve him of a great
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the cause of national defense.
'Clyde. Of these Revell, flasley and
I “In the face of great pierils never Sutton have had more experience.
■ before encountered, our strong pur- Presbsrterian’s freshman basketball
pose is to protect and to perpetuate ^ team scored an easy victory over
THE BROADWAY
II
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
January 27 and 28
Youth Will Be Served
the integrity of democracy. ; Joanna’s quintet last week, indicat-
1 "For this we muster the spirit of j jj^g that Coach Chick Galloway
America, and the faith of America. might have something there . , . Ex-
"We do not retreat. We are not jams may take it away from him,
content to stand still. A§ Americans, j though . . . Here’s hoping exams
we go forward, in the service of ourj^on’t deplete the forces of Chick’s
country, by the will of God.” j 1941 Blue Stocking baseball team.
II
Before going to the Capitol to be
come the only president three times
With JANE WITHERS, JANE!clothed by the electorate with the
DARWELL, ROBERT CONWAY,
ELYSE KNOX, JOE BROWN, JR.,
JOHN QUALEN.
For they have several big games
scheduled in addition to the regular
schedule: Duke university, where
deal of work, time and investigation
The duty of pardoning or parolling
convicted persons when deserved is
imposed by our Constitution on the
governor, thereby recognizing the
fact that there are cases within the
duties and responsibilities of safe-1 jack Coombs, a former major league i
a large number of those confined
there being influenza patients. * The
epidemic at GoldviUe has been
spreading during the past week, with
the Joanna school now closed down
and ja._uirge number of employees of
the mill unable to report to their
HENET A. WALLACE
A thumbnail biofraphy of Vice-
President Henry Agard Wallace:
Youth: Bom October 7, 1888, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cantwell
Wallace, on an Adair coimty, Iowa,
com farm; experimented in pl^t
breeding; attended Iowa State al
lege where his father, later secretary
of agriculture under Presidents Hard
ing and Coolidge, was on faculty.
Private career: After graduation in
1910, began editorial work on Wal
lace’s Farmer, agricultural magazine
founded by his family; helped devel-
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guarding the nation’s security, Mr., pitcher, is coaching; Georgia Tech,
Roosevelt and his family bowed their j Ringhampton professional team, and
When the "revenooers” blow up j heads in prayer at St. John’s Episco-1 pogji^jy o^e Qf the major league
poor pappy’s still it sure starts things pal church just a block from the [teams returning from training camps i are also suffering from the disease*^
poppin’ in the catfish country . . .{ White House across Lafayette Park, j gtop here for a game . . . Spring!
and in the thick of it all a wildcat. Seated here in the same pew he 1 football begins February 3 for the'
A similar prevalei^ at the two
mills here is reported.
In the rural sections many people
law which should be handled more
considerately than the law now pro
vides in itself. The judges, at pres
ent, must impose punishment, as a
result of conviction. If he were given
the power of probation many de
serving pepole would be saved from
the indignity of. imprisonment. If
they prove to be uifworthy they could
be apprehmded and made to serve
their sentences as menaces to society.
I earnestly conunend \o your care
ful considerati(m' these thoughts for
the reformation of our penal system.
Very truly yours,
C. W. WIER, Sheriff.
Jan. 15, 1941.
DRIVE CAREFULLY
SAVE A LIFE
So Far This Year Then
Have Been
o
FATALITIES
frdm
AUTOMOBILE .
ACCIDENTS
in
LAURENS COUNTY
Let’s Strive To Make
1941 a Safe Year On
the Highways.
This iate last year, 9.
“Cracker” fights her battle —
emerges a Georgia “Peach”!
Color Cartoon, “Bed Time
SniQles.” Sportlight. News.
10c and 20c
10 A. M. Show—TUESDAY.
and
For
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY,
January 29 and 30
"Charter Pilot'
had occupied for services prior to his Presbyterian college squad. Coach
first two inauguration^, the president! Johnson will be here to give the
joined in supplications for world 1 squad a send-off in practice before
peace and defense of American liber- they give him a good send-off in the
ties.
army.
lH
A bright sun flecked the flags and;
bunting along gaily decorated Penn-11»■ 1 1% Ai
sylvania avenue — Mr. Roosevelt’s IWQrCt PRIj IJf
path to his Uhpreced,effted \hird oath'
of office — and blaSM a greeting to
, thousands gathered in freezing tern- 1
W ith LLOYD NOLAN, L Y N N | peratures to shout their acclamation
Flu Epidemic Is
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BARI. ARLEEN WHELAN,
GEORGE MONTGOMERY.
and
to the chief executive.
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Believed Passed
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Margie
With MISCHA AUER. NAN GREY,
TOM BROWN, EDGAR KENNEDY,!
EDDIE QUILLEN, ALLEN JEN-'
KINS, WALLY VERNON and JOY
HODGES. 1
“Popular Science.”
9:30 A. M. Show—THURSDAY. 1
10c and 15c I
Birth Announcement
SlTBLEtT
* Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Sublett of
Dallas, Texas, announce the birth of
a son, Charles Thomas, on December
22. Mrs. Sublett, the former Miss
Mary Kate Hollis, is the daughter of
School Attendance
Picks Ifp, With Some
Improvement Shown
In Community.
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, FRIDAY AND SAJj^RDAY,
January 31—Febriiary 1
Oklahoma Rehegodes"
The opinion was expressed yester-
Mn anTMrsrChkrtos'Houisrof nekriday that the spreading epidemic ofj
influenza current m the city and'
^ I community for the past several days
TO STOP FISHING ' passed its peak. Physicians and
With the Three Mesquiteers —i
ROBERT LIVINGSTON, RAY-1
MONO HATTON, DUNCAN REN-;
ALDO and LEE “LASSES” WHITE!
and FLORINE McKINNEY. '
The badlands . . . lawless refuge!
Challenging the Mesquiteers as they
cross the forbidden frontier in a
blaze of six-gun glory.
“THE ADVENTURES OF RED
R’YDER”—Chapter 11.
Comedy, “Cold Turkey,” with
Harry Langdon.
Cartoon, “How Wet Was My
Ocean?” “Hunting Wild Deer.”
10c and 20c
The chief game warden’s office in druggists have been rushed day andj
Columbia announced yesterday that ^ight the past week to administer to
the fishing season on the Buzzard’s i their patiente while the epidemic
Roost reservoir in Greenwood and | apparently at ks hqjghL. .TtlC^
Laurens counties would be closed ® targe nuniber of.cases yet in
from midnight, Friday, Jan. 24, un-] the community, both among, children.
til midnight March 25. The season , ,
opened on the lake Monday.
TheP€MUm
IS
MABKSI!
SSV1
mol
TO do business;
ADVERTISE
TeU It To The
World
The first rule of salesman
ship is that if you have any
thing to sell, don’t keep it a se
cret. Tell it to the world! T^at,
in Clinton’s trade area, means
to advertise it in THE CHRON
ICLE. Every week this paper
goes into the homes of Oils
community where your pros
pective 1841 customers reside.
The More People You Tell,
the More You Will SeU!
The most successful Clinton
firms in 1941 will be those who
through effective advertising
tell the buying public each
week what they have to s^,
the values they have' to offer,
the service they are prepared
to give.
Principal John B. •Gentry reported
yesterd^ that there were. 60 ab-
isehces in the high school, a decided
improvement over the number one
' day last week when 120 students
were absent. Attendance in the oth
er schools is showing an increase, it
was reported. Several tegchers were
still away from their work yesterday
. due to the cjkdetnic.
I In Bell Street school (coloi%d)
Principal J. T. W. Mims reported a
.number of pupils absent.
At the orphanage, college and
training sdiool, conditions are re-
I ported as improving, the situatkm at
jthe latter sdiool having beoi ex
tremely bad all of last week, with
the infirmiury unable to accommo
date the large number of patients.
Hays hospital has been reported
filled to capecity for the pest wedc,
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Mattress by SIMMONS
How Much SbouM Voii fay for a Mattress?
Yes, WMie uttrmM havt a -clmpcr prict Uf
Uiaa Beaatjrrcft. Bat if Baaatyreat can oatiaat atk-
•r maiinmtM in teats, iaa’i it Mkaiy to kt Um
ileal BuUtraM to bay? Baasd oa 10 yaanl*
gaanuitoed servica, a toatycaol casta aaly a panay
a Bifkt. V
op liigh-yielding hybrid com;
ried Miss Ilo Browne of Indiandla,
Iowa, in 1914; wrote many articlea
and books on agricultural ecoms^es; *
became editor of Wallace’s Fwiner
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